A moment in scripture
Proverbs 16:15
"
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
"
The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
- Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
- Proverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
- Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.